Traditional county: Isle of Wight · Region: South East
Explore Skinner's Hill, Isle of Wight with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Skinner's Hill map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Skinner's Hill, Isle of Wight, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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| Place | Skinner's Hill |
| Traditional County | Isle of Wight |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.662191 |
| Longitude | -1.200465 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Skinner's Hill marks a quiet elevation where the rolling topography of the Isle of Wight softens into a verdant expanse. It lies 2.2 miles west of Sandown (from Sandown: bearing 281°T, OS grid SZ 566 850), and is situated east-south-east of Newchurch village. The air here holds the damp, fertile scent of the nearby Alverstone Marshes Sssi, where the low-lying basin catches the slanted light of late afternoon. Skinner's Hill remains a place of modest scale, defined by the persistent, unforced growth of hedgerows and the quiet persistence of rural life. Beyond the immediate rise, the meandering course of Lower Knighton Brook carves a slow path through the landscape, feeding the vitality of the surrounding fields. The horizon rarely feels distant, yet the sky seems to expand with a particular clarity above these ancient, undulating slopes. Those who traverse the lanes find that the landscape demands little but observation, rewarding the patient with a sense of enduring, uncomplicated stillness.
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Explore Skinner's Hill, Isle of Wight, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 50.662191, -1.200465. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | August 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |